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Pro Cycling

Scarponi aiming for stage win in Vuelta a España, Italian hoping to be overall contender

“I trained in a proper way and I’d really like to be competitive” Lampre Merida had a near-anonymous Tour de France but is aiming to bounce back from that in the Vuelta a España, with Michele Scarponi saying he intends […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Cookson responds to Swiss Cycling’s dropping of nomination, says McQuaid is ‘in a very difficult position’

Briton says question marks exist over other nominations claimed by election rival Responding to today’s announcement from Swiss Cycling that it has withdrawn its nomination of Pat McQuaid, his rival for the UCI presidency Brian Cookson has said the news […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Swiss Cycling officially confirms it has dropped McQuaid nomination

Blow to current president’s re-election chances, Fuller calls for him to abandon campaign Confirming the news reported here yesterday, Swiss Cycling has announce this morning that it has decided to rescind the nomination of UCI President Pat McQuaid, who had […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

USA Pro Challenge: Mathias Frank takes attacking stage two as Lachlan Morton claims yellow

Breakaway stays away despite late effort from Peter Sagan to hold his lead Mathias Frank’s (BMC Racing) best-ever season continued in the 2013 USA Pro Challenge as the Swiss rider took the second stage between Aspen and Breckenridge. As one […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Belkin Vuelta team to be led by Laurens ten Dam and Bauke Mollema

Theo Bos to be Dutch team’s sprinter in third Grand Tour Belkin Pro Cycling’s Bauke Mollema will lead the Dutch team in its second straight Grand Tour as he lines up at the start of the Vuelta a España on […]

Author: Laurens ten Dam and Bauke Mollema by Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Swiss Cycling abandons McQuaid nomination, Irishman’s candidacy for third term as president under question

McQuaid will face legal challenge over Moroccan and Thai nominations Two days before an arbitration tribunal was due to hear a case into Swiss Cycling’s nomination of Pat McQuaid for a third term as UCI President, that federation has decided […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Sergio Henao gets his chance at the head of Sky Procycling Vuelta squad

Colombian to be supported by compatriot Rigoberto Urán in Spanish tour Sergio Henao will get the chance to lead the Sky Procycling team in a Grand Tour for the first time, as he starts the Vuelta a España on Saturday, […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

UCI, Cycling Anti Doping Foundation gives tentative all clear to Tour de France doping samples

No positive tests from this year’s Tour, retrospective tests may still be carried out The UCI’s Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation stated on Tuesday that the samples analysed at this year’s Tour de France have shown no signs of the use of […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Hardman Adam Hansen speaks about his aims starting his seventh consecutive Grand Tour

Australian wants to pick up a stage win somewhere between start in Galicia and finale in Madrid Already a stage winner in the Giro d’Italia this year, Adam Hansen sets out in what is his seventh Grand Tour in a […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Euskaltel Euskadi confirms it has begun ‘an orderly shutdown’ of team

Management rue ‘sad day’ for team and for cycling Confirming what was reported today in the Basque media, the Euskaltel Euskadi team has formally announced that it has begun the process of winding up the team, although it commits to […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

USA Pro Challenge: Van Avermaet and Reijnen go close to stage win in Aspen

BMC Racing Team and UnitedHealthcare podium finishers beaten by Sagan, will keep trying They were the riders who were closest to denying Peter Sagan his stage win on day one of the USA Pro Challenge, but who came up short […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Report: Euskaltel Euskadi team has run out of time in hunt for new sponsor

Riders, staff learn that there’s no hope of a turnaround After almost two decades of involvement in the sport, the Basque Euskaltel Euskadi team is set to close its doors at the end of the season, with no solution being […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Team Colombia bringing its best climbers to USA Pro Challenge

Butler dreaming of top ten for Champion System The busiest racing month of the calendar has been just as hectic for the Colombia professional cycling team, having put up fronts in the Tours of Poland, Burgos, and the Tour de […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling,

Ciolek’s past team-mate Linus Gerdemann to join compatriot on MTN Qhubeka in 2014

Former Tour de France stage winner returns to high level competition with African squad Having already found success with one former T-Mobile/Highroad rider in Milan Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek, the MTN Qhubeka team has now signed another who competed with […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Euskaltel-Euskadi pulling out all the stops in Vuelta a España

Sanchez backed by Nieve, Anton, Martinez and Landa in possibly its last grand tour Euskaltel-Euskadi is sending a squad to the Vuelta a España that could contend for stage victories, as well as the overall title, when the race begins […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

2012 champion Boom describes Eneco points jersey as a consolation prize, Kelderman happy with seventh

Belkin team played important role in animating WorldTour race He started the race as defending champion and while he was able to take over the leader’s jersey in his hometown of Vlijmen on day four, Lars Boom ultimately had to […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Eneco Tour, Pro Cycling,

Movistar dedicates team to Valverde in Vuelta a España, believes in his chances of final victory

“We don’t have any reasons why we shouldn’t think about fighting for the overall win with Alejandro” The Movistar team has thrown its full weight behind Alejandro Valverde, last year’s runner-up, believing that he can head to the Vuelta a […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Wiggins: Just one more year on the road, then all systems go for track gold in the 2016 Olympic Games

Briton rules out ever targeting a Grand Tour again Saying that he has already decided on a path back to being a heavier track rider and thus turned away from thoughts of ever winning the Tour de France – or […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

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